A Ukrainian Su-24M frontline bomber from the 7th Petro Franko Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on June 16, 2026. Both crew members, Major Bohdan Zaharulko and Senior Lieutenant Bohdan Babenko, were killed in the incident.
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A Su-24M frontline bomber belonging to the 7th Petro Franko Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast on June 16, 2026.
Both crew members, Major Bohdan Zaharulko and Senior Lieutenant Bohdan Babenko, were killed in the crash.
A Su-24M aircraft crashed in the Khmelnytskyi region, killing both pilots.
A Ukrainian Su-24 bomber crashed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, killing both the pilot and navigator.
The crash occurred around 7 p.m. while aircraft was carrying out a mission.
The Ukrainian Air Force Su-24M frontline bomber crashed in the Khmelnytskyi region on Tuesday evening, killing both crew members.
The Air Force identified the victims as the pilot, Major Bohdan Zaharulko, and the navigator, Senior Lieutenant Bohdan Babenko – both members of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade named after Petro Franko.
The two were carrying out a combat mission in the Khmelnytskyi region at the time of the crash.
The causes and circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.
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